orange-tip butterfly,member Anthocharisany of the cosmopolitan insect a group of butterflies in the subfamily Pierinae (family Pieridae(, order Lepidoptera) , which also includes the white and sulfur butterflies and contains more than 1,000 species. Adults that have a wingspan of 37 to 63 mm (1.5 to 2.5 inches). The orange-tips(, so called because most species have an orange spot on the top of the forewings) , have whitish wings with black markings and green marbling on the underside. The larvae feed on plants in the mustard family.

There are about 1,100 species in the family Pieridae, which also contains the white and sulfur butterflies.